More than 9,000 council-owned buildings across Hampshire are being investigated for flammable cladding materials following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

But despite ongoing assessments, the county council leader has said "none of the buildings present any concerns to safety".

At least 80 people are known to have lost their lives in the horrific fire at the North Kensington high-rise in June.

Following reports that the cladding used on the tower was flammable, causing the flames to spread across the building in under an hour, councils up and down the country have begun assessing the safety of high-rises.

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On Tuesday (August 1), the council said the detailed assessments of all cladding materials across its built estate was to "provide reassurance around the safety of its buildings".

A statement said: "At this stage, the county council can confirm that of the 9,000 council-owned buildings, including 526 school sites (some of which include numerous buildings) – a very small percentage of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) is contained in a very small number of buildings.

"These buildings are predominantly brick-built and the material has been typically used for rain screening.

The blackened remains of Grenfell Tower (Image: Getty Images Europe)

"We have identified one community building (the Dickinson Centre), in the grounds of Park Community School in Havant, which is fully cladded with ACM.

"This is a single-storey, non-residential building which is not used by the school for children’s education. Furthermore, due to being a ground floor premises, evacuation procedures are more straight forward.

"On that basis, and in conjunction with advice from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, we are not proposing to take any immediate steps – but will keep this position under review in accordance with any changes to national building regulations and subsequent lessons learned from the ongoing national responses to Grenfell Tower."

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When Get Surrey asked how many buildings contain a "very small percentage" of ACM and what the percentages were, a spokesman added: "At this stage of the detailed assessment, we are aware of a marginal amount of ACM being used on two other buildings on the site of Park Community School.

"To put this into perspective, of the overall construction materials used, ACM represents far less than 5%. As previously stated, it has been used as rain screening e.g. a window sill.”

Despite assurances from HCC leader Roy Perry that "none of the council's buildings present any concern for safety", when Get Surrey asked if it would be right to assume that the remaining 8,997 therefore do not contain ACM and have been deemed safe, the spokesman said "the figures represent the position at this stage of the process".

They did not say what stage of the process the council has reached.

Cladding destroyed on the exterior of the Grenfell Tower building (Image: Daily Mirror)

In HCC's statement, Cllr Perry said: "Naturally, in light of the tragic events of Grenfell Tower, our priority has been to immediately assess any buildings of potential risk.

"As we have previously confirmed, the county council does not have any high-rise residential buildings. Similarly, of our five school buildings that are four-storeys or higher, no ACM cladding has been used.

"Therefore, on this basis, I am advised that none of our buildings present any concerns to safety.

"I am satisfied with the technical advice I have received to date, particularly with regard to the Dickinson Centre."

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He continued: "We will of course, continue to watch national developments closely – working closely with our partners in Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

"We have all found the events of Grenfell deeply distressing - and the duty of a county council to keep residents well-informed, is a duty I take very seriously.

"That is why I want to continue to make the public aware of our on-going reviews and any actions we may be required to take, to ensure people remain both safe, and confident."

Get Surrey asked HCC for confirmation of how many of the 9,000 buildings have been assessed, but was told "the press release clearly states that the county council is undertaking more detailed assessments to provide added reassurance" around safety.

"This means assessments are ongoing," the spokesman added.

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